Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

This position will operationally ensure that our data holdings, from host to network to backups, are functionally available. Employee will work with other technical staff members to ensure our storage infrastructure can meet the demanding performance and availability of our research programs. Employee will also be responsible for:
● Data management, tuning and migration support for our host and network based file systems.
● Support for both our open source and commercial backup systems.
● Performing basic network administration add, move and change tasks in our edge and data center networks.
● Contributing to supporting our help desk infrastructure with operational hours overseeing the desk.

● Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field earned by Jan. 1, 2020
● 2 years’ experience in Linux administration
● Expertise in administration of open source file system administration
● Proficiency in large scale data migrations
● Work experience in an open source or commercial backup system
● Expertise in add/moves/changes in a network infrastructure system
● Experience working in a team environment
● Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication, organization, and management skills.

● Experience in IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager)
● Experience in a multi-vendor network infrastructure
● Experience in administration of parallel or distributed file systems
● Understanding and expertise in host and network level security.

This job exists in a mostly sedentary environment. Employee must be able to sit for long periods of time, type, read a computer screen, and converse (listen to and speak with) with customers and fellow IT staffers. Must be able to lift, twist, and bend in order to be able to move computer equipment.

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.